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Not wanting to deal with potential rot in a wood-based icebox I purchased two fiberglass laundry sinks for my Gazelle. I surrounded the sinks with foam (don't recall what type but it was fairly rigid...

Tragic. Condolences to you and the rest of the family.

Flying is easy, in a dream. Making my way down from a great height--without flying--is also easy and not at all scary, in a dream. Finding myself naked in the grocery store is perfectly natural, too.

I just discovered the ME channel, way up high above 200 where I had never ventured. As others have stated they are showing a whole bunch of the old stuff. I caught an episode of The Fugitive, but...

OK, I'm going to take this over to a side issue, one which has been rolling around in my brain for a while, prompted in part by Keith's post as well as the above "adulation of the military" comment....

I know that little hotel well...went there on my second honeymoon.

Best wishes for a steady recovery, Claudia.

There are several advantages to remembering your dreams so it is worthwhile to reflect on them when you first wake up. Try to recall the beginning, middle, and how it ended. Unfortunately I am unable...

I had one in high school that seemed indestructible. It opened at the push of a button (a fairly unique feature at the time) and the springs that pulled it open lay parallel to and above the ribs, in...

Ever heard of hyperbole?

What's so scary about that clip other than the guy's hair?

I was probably a lot like the guy that hit you back when I first learned to ski. I could ski fast before I learned to stop! Fortunately, I managed to avoid any accidents until I could figure it out.

I got an old Delta (model 34-374 IIRC) which has a cast iron table and sheet metal base-stand. The stand is closed on the sides and open front and back. I imagine it would be much more amenable to...

In an article I read yesterday Hadfield said the landing was pretty hard and the capsule bounced over onto its side, with the commander hanging from the top. It went on to say he was still trying to...

Defit and deconniption...are they opposites or synonyms?

The dishonorable Rep. Gohmert is an embarrassment to Texas, thusly he is an embarrassment to the nation.

"Only if the topic is Benghazi" marks you as one who has taken several steps toward joining...

Do you have no-fault health/accident insurance or will you have to go after the guy who crashed into you?

I lived in Iceland for about 18 months back in '69-'70, while stationed there in the USN.

The USN had zero or near zero African American sailors stationed there. Scuttlebutt was that the...

Amy is anything but "rather beautiful" in my book. She looks, and acts, like a ferret.

I sure hope the good news continues, Bern. Had some water in my eyes for a while there.

" It was the CIA, not the State Department or White House staff, that introduced the idea of pre-attack demonstrations and nixed all mention of al Qaeda — and not for political reasons. The CIA was...

Pruddy had a funny letter this morning and an even funnier answer, a portion of which is cited below:

"... It’s perfectly possible that your mother comes from a family of three-legged men and you...

What impressed me most in those stories is that all of the parties--whistleblowers, reporters, interviewers--seemed to be rational beings without a trace of tin-foil-hattery.

As for Jack Bauer, I...

The above has led me here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0184xrv

Thank you very much for the heads-up on the Chris Hedges story.

We can spin that story two ways: previous administrations were incompetent in comparison to Obama's or (2) Obama is truly a despot...

This thread was started 6 days ago and the sky hasn't fallen YET?

That is so cool.

Cream's "White Room."

The "Sequoia" is caught in a tangled web, barely explained by this tangled article:
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I'm really looking forward to a foiling junk-rigged lapstrake double-ender, 30 feet or so...with 2 inch thick planking.

IOW, it's proof that we really don't have three branches of government and Justice marches to the orders of the Executive.

As does Congress. ;)

Is this just another tempest in a teapot or is it a real hurricane?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/ap-phone-records-government-intrusion-unprecedented_n_3268569.html

Having forgotten about the white oak/epoxy problem I glued the WO runners onto the okoume bottom of my Goat Island Skiff, using no fasteners during nor after cure. Those runners are still where I put...

From that article, the graph of the tracks, and the email from Walbridge about crossing over to the dangerous side it appears the captains goal was to catch a ride on the anti-clockwise winds. His...

Thanks for the piece about the Mayo carillon, C. Ross. It was more evidence of the true genius of the Mayo brothers.

Scary, big time. I wouldn't pay to watch because I wouldn't want to encourage anyone to risk life and limb.

Great looking little ship. If you did your own design please be very careful and give it a good testing before letting the kiddies on board.

Unless your father-in-law just likes working on boats and spending money I would suggest a light scuff-sanding and put it in the water. Check it after a month or so and if it's still clean go with it...

I just spent $40,000 repairing my GIS so I'm not disposed to hang out upstairs tawking boats.

But, but, wouldn't that 2 inch thick planking float the boat higher than one with ordinary scantlings? Surely that's all that would be needed to get it to "foil" with adequate sail area, say,...

None of the above.

Ms. Rice was repeating the initial version re: cause and effect. She did this with the full support of the administration and for very good reasons. She did this for reasons of...

We had observers watching what happened from afar and resources WERE sent within minutes. Exactly WHAT those resources did when they arrived is highly classified but suffice it to say those resources...

To answer your question, doctor: the end-all-be-all in a marriage should be to be fulfilled as a person. Monogamy can be part of the relationship, or not, as the parties choose. IME gays put much...

I want to be a hero when I grow up.

Can I, please, Daddy Warbucks?

Looks like Ernest Hemingway to me.

Are you related to ole' EH, bobbys?

What makes you think monogamy is the end-all-be-all to a relationship?

"I haven't followed this closely but that won't stop me from spouting off with my uninformed opinion."

Got it.

Nothing new about that. Reps are NEVER responsible for the bad things that happen, here or overseas. Dems, on the other hand, are ALWAYS responsible.

I googled pictures of 69 and 70 bugs. The 69s did not have the vents in the engine lid, just a long row of them below the window and above the lid. Turns out the '70s were the only ones with a pair...

The green Beetle is a Super Beetle. The slightly bulging front lid with a slightly squared off bottom are marks of the first Super Beetles. From the back you could see the other signs, the bumper...

You know for a fact our responders were "held in check" and/or told to "stand down?"

How do you know this?

I know for a fact assets were sent to Libya within minutes of the breach of the...